The post was originally featured on James Lawther’s Squawk Point:
After studying 1,001 examples of companies that give little unexpected extras to employees, here are 5 easy ways to increase engagement from the new book, “What’s Your Green Goldfish – Beyond Dollars: 15 Ways to Drive Employee Engagement and Reinforce Culture”
1. Onboarding
You never get a chance to make a first impression. Employees make a conscious decision during their first few months whether they will stay for the long term. Getting off on the right foot is key.
Example: Intel’s (#534) new hires...
The simple answer is doing the little extras beyond compensation to demonstrate commitment to your employees. The 
Every morning you can find entrepreneurs coffee shops. When you are staring or running a business, caffeine is a large part of your food pyramid. These entrepreneurs are not only using the coffee shop to get their caffeine, but the coffee shops are meeting places, and more often then not, an entrepreneurs primary office.
The average distance between the human brain and heart is 9 inches (23 cm). And according to What’s Your Green Goldfish (available March 29) author Stan Phelps, bridging that gap is the key toward creating a great culture that delivers high employee engagement, and in return, a successful business. In this week’s interview, Inc. Small Giants Community Executive Director Raul Candeloro sat down with Phelps to learn more about why,
Submitted by Eileen Scully 
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